Human Rights Festival (LEBANON)

The 2011 Human Rights Film Festival will take place from 27th to 30th of January 2011 at Cinema Metropolis Empire Sofil, Beirut.Festivals play a powerful role in turning a delicate issue, like human rights abuses (torture and arbitrary detention, women’s rights, rights of refugees and migrant workers) in an accessible way for the general public.

As festivals reach a big audience, this is an important goal that we are willing to achieve through the screening of a series of documentaries on human rights in Lebanon.
The event will last 4 days and each one will focus on a specific human right issue:Women’s rights – 27/01/2011
Refugees’ rights – 28/01/2011
Migrants’ rights and discrimination – 29/01/2011
Detainees’ rights and arbitrary detention – 30/01/2011

The program includes screening of human rights documentaries, artistic performances related to the same issue (music or theatre), speakers and panel discussions with the public.